This past June, Angélica, an STF Scholar in Guatemala, graduated from secondary school—which is an achievement fewer than 1% of indigenous girls in Guatemala reach. (High five, Angélica!)

Now that she’s completed her education, she has her sights set on someone else’s graduation: Erica, her younger sibling. Erica recently enrolled in secondary school, following in the footsteps of her big sister. In her own words, here’s how Angélica is mentoring and guiding her: “I am helping my younger sister by encouraging her to keep going no matter what.”